Seagoe parish

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Seagoe parish
St Gobhan's parish
St. Gobhan's Parish Church, Seagoe. Portadown. - geograph.org.uk - 568386.jpg
Seagoe Parish Church, 2007
(prior to the building of the Parish Centre)
Seagoe parish
LocationSeagoe Road, Portadown
CountryNorthern Ireland
Denomination Church of Ireland
Churchmanship Low Church
Website seagoe.co.uk
History
Founded540 A.D
1660
1814
Founder(s) St Gobhan
Consecrated 28 June 1816
Architecture
Architect(s) Thomas Drew
Architectural type Gothic
Administration
Province Armagh
Archdiocese Dromore
Diocese Down and Dromore
Deanery Clanbrassil
Parish Seagoe
Clergy
Rector Revd Canon Terence Cadden
Dean Canon Gareth Harron
Curate(s) Revd Canon Raj Sathyaraj
Revd Stuart Moles
Archdeacon Venerable Roderic West
Laity
Reader(s) Tom Patterson
Organist(s) Alison Cadden
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Seagoe parish or St Gobhan's parish is an ecclesiastical parish of the Church of Ireland that is located in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is on one of the oldest recorded sites of Christianity in Ireland. Christian links to the area date back to the early 500 AD's. It was founded by St. Gobhan. [1]

Contents

The current rector is Terence Cadden, having been installed in 2006. [2] The current rector's predecessor is David Chillingworth, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church. [3] Another previous rector was Jack Shearer, who later became the Dean of Belfast.

Parish Centre

In 2010 the parish centre was opened by the previous rector David Chillingworth. The building cost £1.5 million. It contains a series of multi-functional rooms and classrooms, a main hall and a rotunda with a meeting area, coffee bar and circular prayer/quiet room. [4]

Organisations

The current organisations that form part of the parish ministry are the following: [5]

Seagoe Primary School

The parish is linked to Seagoe Primary School, having established the school. The link is reflected in the school ethos. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "History - Seagoe Parish". Seagoe Parish Church. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Rev Terence Cadden installed as Precentor in Dromore Cathedral". Diocese of Down and Dromore. 24 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Church of Ireland Notes from The Irish Times". Church of Ireland. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Seagoe Parish Centre finally opens". Diocese of Down and Dromore. 27 June 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Organisations". Seagoe Parish Church. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "About us". Seagoe Primary School.
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